Blacks in Central America
- ISBN-10
- 0773457623
- ISBN-13
- 9780773457621
- Category
- Social Science / Black Studies (Global)
- Pages
- 100
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edwin Mellen Press
- Author
- Santiago Valencia Chala
Description
Edited and translated into English, this book validates and authenticates the history of the African presence in the Caribbean and Central America. It attempts to add to the interdisciplinary work of the centrality of Africa within Latin America.
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